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Osteoporosis – Part 2

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THE CALCIUM FACTOR
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Calcium

Eating dairy products protects you from a lot of diseases that are caused from calcium deficiency. OUR BODY CANNOT PRODUCE CALCIUM WHEN IT DOESN’T GET THE RAW MATERIALS TO MAKE IT.

Raw materials of calcium can also be absorbed from the following sources: Broccoli, Kale, Spinach, Collards,Turnip Greens, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Beans, Lentils, Nuts, Figs, Dairy Products, Salmon and Sardines However, all of these plants or animal products must have the raw materials of calcium so that our body can absorb it.

Calcium deficiency is the primary cause of over 140 diseases. There is a wide belief that plants cannot produce the raw material for calcium because it is no longer in the soil. Even the United States Congress passed a resolution regarding this issue. It is true that plants cannot produce raw materials for calcium production if it is not in the soil. However, it may not be the case that all soil is lacking the raw materials for calcium. There is a variety of reasons that there is no calcium in the soil. The above introduction regarding calcium can be used as a foundation that you may use to increase your knowledge about it. However, I (Gus Deligiannidis) need to share with you my story as it relates to this extremely important mineral.

I called my friend Doctor James Wilson, who is the medical advisor for the Natures Healing Foods concept because my blood pressure was sky-high. Doctor Wilson’s first concern was the level of calcium in my system. He told me that I needed to start taking calcium supplements and eat foods that have calcium raw materials. He then explained to me that whenever human beings are under stress their bodies need and use more calcium and therefore we must have adequate levels in our system so that there will be no imbalance and that I needed to take two 1000 mg capsules of Calcium Citrate a day. After Dr. Wilson convinced me to take calcium supplements, I went to the nearest vitamin store and purchased a bottle of Calcium Citrate capsules 1000 mg each. I also asked Dr. Wilson what might happen if I put too much calcium in my system and what side effects I could expect if I would take too much calcium. He told me that the symptoms are opposite of those that occur when a person has a calcium deficiency. I was terrified about my health imbalances so I ate foods rich in calcium and took the recommended calcium supplements. Then I started taking three 1000 mg capsules a day and ate fruit, vegetables and dairy products. Then one night after closing the restaurant, I started feeling those opposite feelings my doctor told me about. This turned out to be the ugly side of overdosing on calcium. I had light shivers and trembling that lasted for 2 hours and then I realized what I had done. I invoked the Bad and Ugly of Calcium, I overdosed on it. I quit taking the Calcium Citrate for 3 to 4 days, after the break of 3 to 4 days I then started taking one 1000 mg capsule of Calcium Citrate a day. This was my experience with calcium.

I strongly recommend that you educate yourself about his very important mineral. My word on calcium: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING IS NO GOOD EITHER!!

Olive Oil – The King of Cooking Oils

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The author is a native of Crete, a Greek island where the olive tree has been grown intensively since antiquity. Olive oil and homemade bread was often his main meal during childhood. He remembers that the workers in the olive mill plants frequently ate bread dipped in fresh oil just obtained from the olive fruit to which they added some drops of lemon or vinegar and salt. This food was enough to sustain workers for the whole day. Later on, when the author started his research on olive oil, he realized the great importance of this product which has contributed for thousands of years to what is called the “Mediterranean Diet.”

Today, we know that olive oil deserves part of the credit for this well known and greatly admired diet. Many vegetable dishes prepared with olive oil are named “Lathera” (from the word Lathi which means olive oil) and are part of this famous diet. The increasing interest of American and other consumers on olive oil, gave to me the inspiration to contribute in the present work, hoping that we will help the readers to get a good and complete picture on this natural juice, called OLIVE OIL. Continue reading Olive Oil – The King of Cooking Oils →

How I Lowered My Cholesterol Naturally with Food not Medications

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My day with cholesterol started in 1988.  At that time it was 240.  Kind of scary!!!!

One Saturday while I was taking my routine morning walk, I ran into a yard sale and I picked up a book that was talking about oatmeal.  That was the beginning of educating myself about this food, easy to prepare and very low priced.  I consulted with my friend, Dr. James Wilson, the medical advisor for natureshealingfoods.com.  He strongly suggested it, but he cautioned that I need to buy and use the rolled oats, not the instant, because of the chemicals that the instant oats have so that it cooks faster.

Then Dr. Wilson suggested a list of foods that help the body function optimally and thus lowering my cholesterol naturally.  Here are some of them:

  1. Fish 2 or 3 times a week from the deep sea
  2. Apples
  3. Flaxseed Oil
  4. Whole Grain Cereal
  5. Fish Oil

You can find a whole lot more if you refer to my book.

In the presentation of my personal story of Health through Nutrition, I elaborated some on plant sterols.  These are foods that contain those elements that help a lot in lowering the cholesterol levels.

I also strongly suggest you to work with Gus’ healthy cooked vegetables.

In the upcoming months, I will also share with you other foods on how to lower your cholesterol, and keep it low!!!

My last thought for today is that there are many statin medications out there that lower cholesterol.  However, they cost a lot of money, and they don’t go to the root of the problem and they have many side effects.

Of course as always you can contact me at gus@natureshealingfoods.com with your questions, thoughts, doubts and of course your success stories, after you have tried the Healthy through Nutrition approach that can be found in my book and of course as always you can become a member of this site for free!!

How I Lowered My Blood Pressure

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Lowering blood pressure is one of the four parts of the fascinating wellness program that came out of my personal story of health through nutrition, weight loss and light exercise.

This is a very strong statement, but there is a whole lot of research, observations and self-experimentation behind it.  It is throughout my book of 152 pages.  And it is fascinating because I saw it working for me several times.  One serving of plain spaghetti noodles with just a little bit of olive oil.  That was a simple observation that I made.  Our stomach, at any time, is a pool full of acids.  Lots of them are necessary to digest the food.   Lots of them are floating in our stomach for various reasons.  So, one of the things that plain spaghetti noodles does is to absorb some (or most) of these acids.

The question is what are you going to do:  Are you going to “cool down” your blood pressure with food or medication with the side effects?  After all Dr. Holmes, Professor of Medicine, Harvard University, says:  “If all the medicine in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be bad for the fish and good for humanity.”

And then you can see in my book what plain and innocent yogurt did for me.  And finally, you can also check out and use the comfort foods that I worked with and I still work with and you can incorporate them into your diet for better health.

And the last thought that I want to share with you is the powerful Gus’ Healthy Cooked Vegetables that you can use to eliminate many uncomfortable conditions that you might have.  And as always you can email me your questions, thoughts, doubts and of course successes, after you have read – and do accordingly – my book and of course become a member of this site for free!!

Book Excerpt: The Mediterranean and Greek Diet

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Mediterranean Map courtesy WorldAtlas.comThis is another excerpt from my book, “My Personal Story of Health Through Nutrition, Weight Loss, and Light Exercise, and the Fascinating Wellness Program That Came Out of It.”. Enjoy and remember: If YOU Want to be Inspired to Better Health, and How YOU Can Do It Too, let me Share my Personal Story of Health through Nutrition With YOU.

This concept has to do with how people from around the coast of the Mediterranean Sea live and what they eat. Almost all of these countries have lower heart attack rates and generally less cardiovascular problems than those that live in Northern Europe or North America. So, the question always remains: Why is it that the people of these 16 countries are in better general health than the people from the other areas that we mentioned? Continue reading Book Excerpt: The Mediterranean and Greek Diet →